Toad on Fresh Air Radio – 11th November 2009
Hello again, Ruth and I are back on air tonight on Fresh Air, Edinburgh’s student radio station. As per usual we’ll be having some live session stuff, this time from The Japanese War Effort. Jamie is a bit of a band-whore actually, and plays in the Occasional Flickers and Conquering Animal Sound as well as ploughing his own solo furrow. It’s this stuff, however, which is my favourite. I haven’t much idea what it will sound like, stripped back to the extent that it will need to be in order to be played in the Fresh Air studio, but I am certain that it will be good.
The tracklisting will be filled out below live as we go along, and it would be nice if you would use the comment thread to chip and have your say during the show. Believe me, it’s a hell of a lot easier than me trying to man Facebook, Twitter and bloody emails all at the same time as working the desk in the studio and the camera to record the session. Still, Ruth’s back this week and so I should be a little calmer this time than last!
On air 7pm-8.30pm GMT – Listen live here.
Tonight’s playlist:
1. Tom Waits – The Part You Throw Away (Live in Edinburgh, July 2008)
2. The Cave Singers – Belmar
3. The Japanese War Effort- Winning Eleven (Live in Session)
4. Dan Mangan – Robots
5. The Silver Columns – Brow Beaten
6. The Japanese War Effort – Lanark (Live in Session)
7. Yusuf Azak – The Key Underground
8. Rob St John – December & Whisky (Live at the Retreat Festival)
9. Doveman – Angel’s Share
10. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse
11.. Helen Love – Debbie Loves Joey
12. Tune Yards – Hap-B
13. The Japanese War Effort – Face Like A Lemon – Ivor Cutler Cover (Live in Session)
14. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A (Nebraska Sessions Version)
15. Japanese War Effort – Punk’s Not Dead (Live in Session)
16. Leonard Cohen – Lover Lover Lover
Here is the podcast of last week’s session with the excellent Candythief, along with the session tracks and video of the performances, after the break.
Candythief Fresh Air Session
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Candythief – Bargains (Live on Fresh Air)
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Candythief – Pass it On (Live on Fresh Air)
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Candythief – Amnesty (Live on Fresh Air)
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Candythief – Junk (Live on Fresh Air)
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That’s got bleeps and squiggles and disco and I still like it. Missed the annie L bit thankfully. need a beer now.
What do you mean – the last third of that track was pure Eurythmics – in the vocal at least!
I guess I must have an inbuilt safety filter against that guff.
Love Helen Love too, I saw their one gig ever in London at The Garage about 11 years ago. At best it was sketchy but they do make the happiest CD’s of all time.
Listening in nyc. Good stuff. Ivor Cutler cover was brilliant.
Sorry, I normally can’t be doing with pedants but just in case you want to know, ‘Debbie loves Joey’, ignore this is you don’t give a damn.
and on real pink vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTnVyknJis
this is the ropiest recording ever but all the better for it.
good show
You heard the ballboy cover of Born in the USA? I do like it…
Cheers!
Ballboy’s cover of Born in the USA was #4 in our list of Best Scottish Cover Versions. You can still hear it here:
http://dearscotland.com/2009/08/19/take-me-out-top-ten/
Oh cool, thanks Peej. Good show this week I thought – helped that I had Ruth to help play computers because doing it all myself was a bit overwhelming last week.
Let’s be honest Matthew, there are occasions when you find sitting on the toilet the right way up a bit overwhelming..
An octopus would have found last week’s session challenging.
Pickled?